Legal Assistant

ExecuSource; Columbia (SC); Sur place; USD 50 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive benefits package

Opportunity to work on sophisticatedED

Résumé du poste

ExecuSource presents a Legal Assistant role in Columbia, SC, supporting attorneys focused on economic development and commercial real estate. You will manage complex document prep, deadlines, and practice organization in a collaborative law firm environment.

The position is full-time, onsite, with a competitive benefits package and opportunities to contribute to sophisticated real estate and government-related matters.

Qualifications

• Experience as a legal assistant with transactional or commercial real estate work preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Word skills (Track Changes, redlining, formatting).
• Strong Excel and Outlook; ability to manage deadlines.
• Excellent proofreading, organization and discretion.
• Familiarity with billing, SimplyAgree, or ShareFile is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Prepare, revise, proofread, and redline FILOT, DOR, commercial real estate, tax docs; convert PDFs to Word.
• Create closing binders in SimplyAgree; coordinate filings and mailings to counties, DOR, clients.
• Prepare and publish public hearing notices; obtain affidavits of publication.
• Manage client files, conflicts checks, deadlines, correspondence, and tracking spreadsheets.
• Support attorney time entry, billing and prebills, expense reports, audit response letters, and check processing.
• Coordinate calendars, client communications, license renewals, and lobbyist reporting support.

Connaissances

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Proofreading

Communication

Discretion

Multitasking

Billing support

Outils

SimplyAgree

ShareFile

PDF to Word

Description du poste

Legal Assistant – Economic Development & Commercial Real Estate

Location: Columbia, SC

Legal Assistant – Economic Development & Commercial Real Estate

Location: Columbia, SC

Pay: $50,000–$65,000 annually

Schedule: Full-time | Onsite Monday-Friday

Our client is an established law firm serving businesses and governmental entities across transactional and litigation matters, offering a professional, collaborative environment.

They are looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to support attorneys in economic development and commercial real estate. This role is ideal for someone who excels at complex document preparation, managing multiple deadlines, and keeping a busy practice organized.

What You Get To Do

• Prepare, revise, proofread, and redline FILOT, DOR, commercial real estate, tax, and other legal documents; convert PDFs to editable Word files.
• Create closing binders in SimplyAgree; coordinate filings and mailings to counties, DOR, and clients.
• Prepare and publish public hearing notices; obtain affidavits of publication.
• Manage client files, conflicts checks, deadlines, correspondence, and detailed tracking spreadsheets.
• Support attorney time entry, billing and prebills, expense reports, audit response letters, and check processing.
• Coordinate calendars, client communications, license renewals, and lobbyist reporting support.

What You Need To Succeed

• Prior legal assistant experience; transactional or commercial real estate experience preferred. Government legal department experience considered.
• Advanced Microsoft Word skills are essential: Track Changes, redlining, formatting, and PDF-to-Word conversion.
• Strong Excel and Outlook skills; comfortable maintaining intricate spreadsheets and tracking deadlines.
• Excellent proofreading, organization, communication, discretion, and ability to support multiple attorneys.
• Familiarity with legal billing, document management, SimplyAgree, or ShareFile is a plus.

What’s In It For You

• Competitive benefits package in a professional, progressive work environment
• Opportunity to support sophisticated economic development and commercial real estate matters.